Course summary

Overview Combining Education Studies and English Literature allows you to examine an array of educational theories whilst exploring literature from the Early Modern period to the present day. You’ll develop an ability to interpret meaning in different contexts through critical analysis of a broad range of texts, and apply these skills to understanding varied educational needs and approaches. You will explore educational models from around the world and in settings ranging from forest schools to inner cities. The course combines theoretical and practical approaches to learning through lectures, seminars, placements, and internships. Students will graduate with skills that are transferrable across multiple different industries. Key features

• Study diverse literatures emanating from the sixteenth through to the twenty-first centuries - and encompassing both 'canonical' and 'marginal' texts

• Very strong links with teacher training courses and providers of employment in other sectors of education

• Opportunities to gain credit for work experience and / or mentoring in educational settings

• Opportunities to play an active role in local and regional literature festivals, related events and a work project module

• Strong emphasis on the development of advanced literacy and communication skills

• Fantastic opportunities to explore education across a wide range of contexts: from primary schools to forest schools, from the UK to Africa

• First in the UK for sustained employment and/or further study (excluding specialist institutions), 5 years after graduation – Longitudinal Education Outcomes data 2024.

• First in the UK for quality education – Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings 2024.

• Ofsted Outstanding in 2023 the University’s primary and secondary teacher training programmes were rated ‘Outstanding’.